Oregon State Beavers, Oregon Ducks baseball teams ranked in college preseason poll

Pete Martini, Salem Statesman Journal
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The Oregon State and Oregon baseball teams will begin the season ranked in the Baseball America preseason poll.

The Beavers came in at No. 18 in the poll released this week, and the Ducks are No. 20.

Oregon State opens the season Feb. 17 against New Mexico in a tournament in Surprise, Arizona.

The Beavers’ home opener is at 5:35 p.m. Feb. 24 against Coppin State at Goss Stadium.

Last season, Oregon State went 48-18 overall, including 20-10 in the Pac-12, and made it to the NCAA Corvallis Super Regional, where they lost to Auburn in three games.

Oregon opens its season at 3:05 p.m. Feb. 17 at home against Xavier at PK Park.

The Ducks finished 36-25 last season, including 18-12 in the Pac-12, and made it to the NCAA Louisville Regional, where they were eliminated by going 1-2.

LSU is No. 1, and Stanford is the highest-ranked Pac-12 team at No. 4.

Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski, center, talks strategy as the Ducks take San Francisco to extra innings at PK Park March 30, 2022.
Oregon baseball coach Mark Wasikowski, center, talks strategy as the Ducks take San Francisco to extra innings at PK Park March 30, 2022.

Baseball America preseason poll

1: LSU

2: Tennessee

3: Florida

4: Stanford

5: Louisville

6: Vanderbilt

7: Texas A&M

8: Miami

9: Wake Forest

10: Mississippi

11: Arkansas

12: UCLA

13: Virginia Tech

14: TCU

15: Oklahoma State

16: Maryland

17: North Carolina

18: Oregon State

19: Virginia

20: Oregon

21: Southern Mississippi

22: Auburn

23: Texas Tech

24: East Carolina

25: North Carolina State

Statesman Journal reporter Pete Martini covers college and high school sports. He can be reached at pmartini@StatesmanJournal.com.

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